Blog - CO2

Typically when we plant a tree it is primarily for its
beauty, the shade it will provide and to tie into some sort of landscaping
plan. Because there are so many other scientific benefits to trees, we at Tree
In A Box encourage everyone to plant trees anywhere they can.

Trees can sooth and relax us helping us connect with our
natural surroundings. Green is a naturally soothing color and helps our eyes
recover form strain, so wouldn’t it be nice to go to your yard after a long day
on a computer straining your eyes to look at a lush green tree and just relax.

We all know that carbon dioxide (CO2) is added to our
atmosphere from many sources and is not a good thing for us, so why not have
your own personal forest of CO2 scrubbers by planting trees to help reduce all
those CO2 emissions. Over one year, an acre of mature trees absorbs the amount
of CO2 produced by a car driving 26,000 miles. Not only do they scrub out the
CO2, but they also absorb odors and pollutant gases and filters them out by
trapping them in their leaves and bark. To put the cherry on top, the year it is
scrubbing the air, that same acre is providing enough oxygen for 18 people.

Now that we have some air cleaners, what about discussing
how trees can act like natural air conditioners? Trees can reduce outside air
temperatures by blocking sunlight and when water evaporates from the leaf
surface. The evaporation from one tree can produce the cooling effect of 10
room size air conditioners operating 20 hours a day. Let’s face it trees around
your house look much better than those window AC units hanging out of every
window. They are also considerably less noisy than those units since trees
actually absorb and reduce noise by up to 40 percent.

There are many benefits to planting trees and we will visit
a number of them in coming posts. Until then make sure you visit our storefront
and find the perfect Tree In
A Box that would make a great addition to your yard.